PlayFarce ComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 25, 1975
Closing Date
Feb 15, 1976
1st Preview
Nov 18, 1975
1st Preview
Nov 18, 1975
Previews
7
Performances
95
PlayFarce ComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Nov 25, 1975 - Feb 15, 1976)
Setting
A refined English seaside resort, in the Wicksteed's home, and occasionally at the end of the West Pier.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Samuel H. Schwartz)
Written by Alan Bennett; Music arranged by Dorothea Freitag
Directed by Frank Dunlop; Musical Staging by Riggs O'Hara
Scenic Design by Carl Toms; Costume Design by Carl Toms; Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton
General Manager: Nelle Nugent; Company Manager: James Turner
Production Stage Manager: Frank Bayer; Stage Manager: Louis Pulvino
Musician: Dorothea Freitag, Judith Martin and Roberta Hankin; Music Contractor: Seymour Press
General Press Representative: Michael Alpert and Marilynn LeVine; Press Representative: Joshua Ellis; Casting: Feuer & Ritzer; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company
Wig Consultant: Paul Huntley
June Havoc
Mrs. Swabb (a cleaning lady)
Celeste Holm
Lady Rumpers (a pillar of the Empire)
Jean Marsh
Constance Wicksteed (the doctor's sister)
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Wicksteed (the doctor's wife)
Donald Sinden
Arthur Wicksteed (a general practitioner)
Nov 18, 1975 - Jan 24, 1976
Kristoffer Tabori
Dennis (the Wicksteeds' son)
Constance Forslund
Felicity Rumpers (Lady Rumpers' daughter)
Richard Gere
Mr. Shanks (a sales representative)
Leo Leyden
Patient
Stephen D. Newman
Mr. Purdue (a sick man)
Ian Trigger
Sir Percy Shorter (a leading light in the medical profession)
Paxton Whitehead
Canon Throbbing (a celibate)
Nov 18, 1975 - Jan 24, 1976
Standby: Leo Leyden (Sir Percy Shorter)
Understudies: Tom Everett (Dennis, Mr. Shanks, Mr. Purdue), Stephen D. Newman (Arthur Wicksteed, Canon Throbbing), Holly Villaire (Constance Wicksteed, Felicity Rumpers) and Joyce Worsley (Mrs. Wicksteed, Mrs. Swabb, Lady Rumpers)

Martin Beck Theatre (Nov 25, 1975 - Feb 15, 1976)

Cast

Mark Baker
Dennis (the Wicksteeds' son)
Tom Everett
Mr. Purdue (a sick man)
Stephen D. Newman
Canon Throbbing (a celibate)
Kristoffer Tabori
Canon Throbbing (a celibate)
Paxton Whitehead
Arthur Wicksteed (a general practitioner)
Jan 26, 1976 - Feb 15, 1976
Joyce Worsley
Patient

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in Play

1976 Nominee
Donald Sinden

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1976 Winner
Rachel Roberts
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1976 Nominee
June Havoc
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